building blocks; toy blocks
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
building blocks (toy); interlocking blocks
A classic educational toy for children to develop spatial awareness and creativity. Can be made of wood, plastic, or foam. Also used metaphorically to describe foundational components.
Hái孩
zi子
men们
zuò坐
zài在
dì地
bǎn板
shàng上
dā搭
jī积
mù木
。
The children are sitting on the floor building with blocks.
Zhè这
tào套
cǎi彩
sè色
sù塑
liào料
jī积
mù木
yǒu有
wǔ五
shí十
duō多
kuài块
。
This set of colorful plastic blocks has over fifty pieces.
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Tā他
zhèng正
zài在
yòng用
jī积
mù木
dā搭
yī一
zuò座
chéng城
bǎo堡
。
He is using building blocks to construct a castle.
Lè乐
gāo高
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
fēi非
cháng常
liú流
xíng行
de的
jī积
mù木
wán玩
jù具
。
Lego is a very popular brand of interlocking building blocks.
Xué学
xí习
hàn汉
yǔ语
jiù就
xiàng像
dā搭
jī积
mù木
，
cí词
huì汇
shì是
jī基
chǔ础
kuài块
。
Learning Chinese is like building with blocks; vocabulary is the foundational piece.